The phrase
"proportional number" means that there is a relationship between two or more numbers where the change in one number corresponds to a change in another number. It indicates that the two numbers increase or decrease together at a consistent rate.
Full definition
Synonyms for individual words can be found below.
«proportional»
«number»
Sentences with «proportional number»
- By contrast, while passenger vehicles accounted for just over 92 per cent of the vehicles on Canada's roads in 2013, they only accounted for 72 per cent of the fatalities — a much more proportional number. (insureye.com)
- Early last fall, the State Department withdrew more than half of the diplomatic staff assigned to Havana, while ordering a proportional number of Cubans to leave Washington. (businessinsider.com)
- «I promise that all BTC holders will receive not only B2X in the ratio of 1 to 1, but also a proportional number of Satoshi Nakamoto's Bitcoins as a reward for their commitment to progress,» Mr Terlouw commented. (coinstaker.com)
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